re: Why was John Brady fired?

Brady was never a bad coach, but his tenure was a roller coaster. After basically starting from scratch he went to the Sweet Sixteen, then we took a huge step back. Then we took a few steps forward and got bounced in the first round of the NCAA, then back to no post season.

While this was going on Brady was constantly bringing talented players, and running them off. The list is long, and there are few guys that lasted a full four yearss. He was abrasive and gruff. Few people liked him. He burned off all the goodwill from the 2006 team quickly, and the program looked to be getting significantly worse by 2008 when even a lottery pick in Anthony Randolph couldn't make us competitive.